Danish elections - Anders Fogh Rasmussen wins a third term
The conservative/liberal coalition of Denmark was returned to power for a historic third term. Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen saw his early-election gamble succeed, to the delight of his supporters. "This is an historic victory," he said. "Because for the first time the Liberal Party has won three elections on the trot, and is also the biggest party for a third successive parliament."
The results were:
Liberals - 46 seats , down 6
Social Democrats - 45 seats, down 2
Danish People's Party - 25 , +1
Socialist People's Party - 23 ,+12
Conservative People's Party 18, no change
Social Liberal Party - 9, -8
New Alliance - 5, +5
Red-Green Alliance - 4 , -2
Christian Democrats - 0
Further reading:
Google News
Danish Parliamentary Election 2007 on Wikipedia.
